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Audiences can enjoy “Nancy," the story of an enslaved woman owned by Elihu Embree, who published his abolitionist newspaper “The Emancipator” on Main Street in Jonesborough in the 1800s.
In 1820, Elihu Embree published his newspaper, “The Emancipator,” on Main Street in Jonesborough. The seven-edition paper is the first publication dedicated solely to the cause of abolitionism.
Nancy was an enslaved woman owned by Elihu Embree, and her story will be shared on Sunday, Jan. 21 at the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts.
In 1820, Elihu Embree published his newspaper “The Emancipator” on Main Street in Jonesborough. The seven-edition paper is the first publication dedicated solely to the cause of abolitionism. Embree died